Paul admonishes us to love one another. Through love, Paul reasons, we are fulfilling God's law. How wonderful that is! Love is the character of God and Jesus. In our sinful nature, we cannot love others. Even at a small mistake from others, we start hating and holding grudges in our heart. We are sinful human beings. But may we come to God in prayer. Through the Holy Spirit's work in our life, may we grow each day to truly love one another. Paul strongly warns us, "The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed." We should put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. We should repent of our old sinful nature daily before Jesus: lust, anger, unbelief, fear, and anxiety. We should put on the armor of light, which is Jesus and live these last times fully filled with the Holy Spirit. We should clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ.

People of the world think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. They wear nice clothes to look better. They study hard to earn respect. They earn lots of money to enjoy and to be regarded as most important in this world. Rather than gratifying our sinful nature with these things, we should put on Jesus and try to live each day glorifying Jesus with our lives.


Application: Lord, help us to wake up from our slumber.
One Word: The hour has already come.